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The State of Worker Cooperatives 2019

On January 29, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Democracy at Work Institute released their annual report on the state of worker cooperatives (registration required) in the U.S. The report notes that there are 465 known worker cooperatives, which is a slight increase from the 450 known cooperatives in the 2017 report. Worker cooperatives employ 6,454 people and generate annual revenue of approximately $505 million. They're situated throughout the country, with concentrations in the San Francisco Bay Area, the corridor from Washington, D.C., to Boston, and Puerto Rico. 






Loren Rodgers

NCEO Board Election: Ballots Open on January 7

Members in good standing of the NCEO will receive an email on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, announcing the board elections. The email will include a link to a confidential electronic ballot. Directors will be selected through this election and appointment by existing board members for the upcoming board term, which runs from April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2023. Balloting will end on January 17.